Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
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| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | |
| Location | [[:]], Canada |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Sites | |
| Name | Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks |
| UNESCO State Party | Canada |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, viii |
| UNESCO Site ID | 304 |
| Year of Listing | 1984 |
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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is located in the Canadian Rockies. It consists of four national parks:
and three British Columbia provincial parks:
The parks include mountains, glaciers and hot springs and the headwaters of major North American river systems including:
The area is known for its natural beauty and biological diversity. It includes the Burgess shale site, a World Heritage Site in its own right from 1980 to 1990, when it was included in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks.
World Heritage Site
This area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984 for the mountain landscapes containing mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves as well as fossils found here (see Burgess Shale).
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es:Parque de las Montañas Rocosas Canadienses
eo:Parkoj de la Kanada Rok-Montaro fr:Parcs des montagnes Rocheuses canadiennes it:Parco delle montagne rocciose canadesi hu:A kanadai Sziklás-hegység nemzeti és tartományi parkjai ja:カナディアン・ロッキー山脈自然公園群 fi:Kanadan Kalliovuorten puistot zh:加拿大落基山脈自然公園群
